Top 10 Robots Most Likely to Win the 2018 Series of Battlebots
The current series of Battlebots on Discovery is proving to be an amazing contest, with the playing field wide open there could be many robots in with a shot at winning.At the time of making this list we haven't reached the top 16 bracket yet, but here are the robots I think have the best chance of winning it all.
Tombstone vs. Bombshell wouldn't have happened if the rules had let Duck in. The Tombstone vs. Son of Whyachi fight might have happened, but we got Lockjaw vs. Bombshell instead.
Of course, the reigning champion has to be favored above all others. It definitely won't be easy, but Tombstone could potentially defend its title.
Tombstone lost to Bombshell, number sixteen. What a shame.
After an unfortunate elimination last series, Bite Force is once again proving to be a very tough competitor to fight against. There's a good chance it could reclaim its title.
Bite Force is the best robot. I like Tombstone better, but Bite Force will win.
Bite Force almost lost to HUGE, but HUGE split in half.
Team Inertia Labs always builds powerful flippers, and Bronco's launcher is proving just as effective as ever, so far getting 2 OOTAs.
I was sad that Whiplash won against Bronco. I thought it had a real shot.
Me, while I watch Bronco fighting: "I thought BattleBots weren't supposed to fly..."
Icewave is not a desirable opponent for anyone to fight, especially not with that huge bar spinner powered by an internal combustion engine. It literally split another bot in half in a previous fight.
Son of Whyachi, along with Bronco, Bombshell, Blacksmith, and Yeti, is not coming to Season 5. I will probably miss SoW. I was also kind of disappointed that we never got to see Tombstone vs. SoW. Do any of you know why Blacksmith is not coming to Season 5? I mean, 2019 was its best year ever, and I think since it made the Top 16 in 2019, if they upgraded Blacksmith, it would do really well.
It'll be in trouble if it gets flipped, but it's still hard to deny the sheer destructive force of this bot and its 360 degrees of kill.
A young team from New Zealand that has already taken the mantle of being the best vertical flywheel in the competition. Also, the team talks as big as they deliver in their fights.
This is who I wanted as the 15th seed. I thought they did slightly better than War Hawk.
They think they can beat Tombstone? They even lost to Bite Force.
This one could be a potential dark horse. This bot has a sturdy lifter/spinner combo, making for a very versatile weapon, plus it has one of the series' finest young drivers.
Whiplash almost beat Tombstone and beat Bronco.
Saw blades are considered outdated, but SawBlaze makes good use of its design by being driven very well and aggressively, having a solid front end, and a saw that can make nasty slices through most metal.
SawBlaze vs. Minotaur would have been such a good fight, but instead, we got a fight that lasted less than a minute.
It was so much better than Monsoon... Life is so unfair.
A wacky and unconventional design that boasts durable wheels and a bar that spins so fast it looks like there's nothing there. I just worry about its ability to successfully finish off opponents.
An entry from the UK that has already made a big splash (pun intended). It's had weapon reliability problems in its fights, but as it has shown, it usually only takes one good hit from them to mess up the opponents.
I only gave Minotaur a mention because, as potent a machine as it is, I don't think we've seen it at its best this season. It lost its first fight to Tombstone and had to rely on the judges to win its second fight. I think it's going to have to perform better to show it's a potential winner.
Minotaur should have been the Giant Nut winner, in my opinion.
Lockjaw has managed to be the first competitor to get a slot in the Top 16 bracket at the end of the season. It had a bit of a shaky start against tough opponents but pulled back and showed its durability and endurance throughout the fights. Plus, Donald Hutson's vast experience is not to be underestimated.
Probably my favorite or second favorite.
It may look cute and cartoony, but Duck! is essentially a brick. It rams into others' weapons and mostly survives the impacts, and it's very well driven. Is it aggressive enough to go all the way, though?
If only...
Unfortunately, Bombshell took the last slot for no reason.